B.A. in Psychology

Earn your psychology degree from Marylhurst

Now accepting admission applications for fall 2015.

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program expands your knowledge and understanding
of life's most fascinating subject — the human psyche.

Psychology provides you with insight into human development, personality, behavior
and attitude. These insights lead to advantageous wisdom you'll use throughout your
life, in personal relationships and in the workplace.

In this program, you'll have the opportunity to explore a range of topics from neurotransmitters
to nurturance, from prenatal brain development to cutting-edge research on Alzheimer's
disease.

Psychology students:

Explore how people learn and develop

Learn what drives personalities, intellects and emotions from infancy to maturity

Analyze the internal and external influences on thought, behavior, learning and development

Learn how to conduct and interpret research

Gain the skills needed to help others grow, evolve and heal

Degree breakdown

To graduate with a bachelor's degree from Marylhurst, you must complete a total of
180 credits:

Events list for the current academic year.

Quarter Credits

Major requirements

62

Marylhurst Core requirements

48

General electives

70

Total

180*

Transfer credit accepted

*More than 90 percent of Marylhurst students transfer in credits from other universities
and community colleges to complete their bachelor's with us. Our admissions counselors
can evaluate your prior college credit to see which will transfer into the B.A. in
psychology program at Marylhurst. To reach our Office of Admissions, please request
information and one of our counselors will contact you: